AI & Data Analytics Specialist II

Oklahoma State University; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma State University’s Institute for Biosecurity and Microbial Forensics seeks a full-time AI & Data Analytics Specialist to support research in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, and computational approaches to biosecurity and microbial forensics. You will collaborate with faculty, researchers, and students to develop and apply computational skills to biological data.

This role offers an opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary setting at OSU-Stillwater campus,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, or a closely related field (degree conferred on or before start date).
• 2 years' experience on software development for plant pathogen detection, phylogenetics and other software related to genomic analyses.
• Programming experience relevant to AI, machine learning, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary research environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support AI and data analytics research with computational approaches.
• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, and students to develop and apply computational skills to biological data.
• Develop and apply machine learning models to biosecurity and microbial forensics data.
• Translate findings into robust analyses and visualizations.

Skills

AI/ML programming

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Independent work

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Data Science / AI

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Python

Machine-learning libraries

NLP / computer vision (basic)

SQL / databases

Job description

Oklahoma State University’s Institute for Biosecurity and Microbial Forensics seeks a full-time AI & Data Analytics Specialist to support research in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, and computational approaches to biosecurity and microbial forensics. You will collaborate with faculty, researchers, and students to develop and apply computational skills to biological data.

This role offers an opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary setting at OSU-Stillwater campus,